The trust scale
How standing works
Two numbers, one ladder, and a rule that decides all of it: nothing here can be awarded to yourself. Every point on this page came from somebody else — a member who vouched, a VIP who wrote a reference, or an admin who recorded that you were in the room.
φ PHI · Reputation
A score from 0 to 1000 that says what the room thinks of you. The highest member is always 1000, so φ is a position among people, not points in a wallet. It is recomputed from scratch every day — nobody, including an admin, can write it by hand.
- A vouch counts 1.
- A skill endorsement counts 6× a vouch, because a VIP put their name and a written note on it.
- Attendance counts 2, and only an admin can issue it.
- A handshake — a vouch that went both ways — is weighted 1.25×.
⚡ PHI POWER
What you earn by taking part, and it only goes up. Phi Power does two jobs: it moves you up the ladder below, and it decides how much your own vouches and endorsements are worth to the people you give them to.
- Give a vouch: +10 ⚡ · receive one: +10 ⚡
- Receive a skill endorsement: +120 ⚡ · issue one: +30 ⚡
- Attend an event: +40 ⚡ · a handshake: +25 ⚡
- Finish your induction: +250 ⚡
The rule that matters
A vouch from someone the room already trusts moves you further than ten from nobody.
Every credential is multiplied by the standing of whoever gave it, at 75% influence. That is what stops the obvious attack — a ring of new accounts vouching for each other adds almost nothing, because none of them has any standing to lend.
The ladder
Five levels, reached with Phi Power. Your level is public; it is the one word that says how much of the room’s work you have actually done.
- 01Apprentice0–999 ⚡ Phi Power121 members
- 02Associate1,000–2,499 ⚡ Phi Power1 member
- 03Journeyman2,500–3,999 ⚡ Phi Power0 members
- 04Steward4,000–5,999 ⚡ Phi Power0 members
- 05Luminary6,000+ ⚡ Phi Power0 members
Every word on this site
- φ Reputationφ Reputation — a 0–1000 score of what the room says about you. It comes from vouches, endorsements and attendance, each weighted by the standing of whoever gave it.
- φ Reputation — a 0–1000 score of what the room says about you. It comes from vouches, endorsements and attendance, each weighted by the standing of whoever gave it.
- ⚡ Phi Power⚡ Phi Power — what you earn by taking part. It sets your level, and it decides how much weight your own vouches and endorsements carry for other people.
- ⚡ Phi Power — what you earn by taking part. It sets your level, and it decides how much weight your own vouches and endorsements carry for other people.
- StandingStanding — the level you have reached on the ladder: Apprentice, Associate, Journeyman, Steward, Luminary. It is earned with Phi Power, never bought or assigned.
- Standing — the level you have reached on the ladder: Apprentice, Associate, Journeyman, Steward, Luminary. It is earned with Phi Power, never bought or assigned.
- RankRank — your position in the register, counted by φ. It is computed on every read, never stored.
- Rank — your position in the register, counted by φ. It is computed on every read, never stored.
- VouchVouch — one member saying they know you and rate you. A vouch from someone the room already trusts moves you further than ten from nobody.
- Vouch — one member saying they know you and rate you. A vouch from someone the room already trusts moves you further than ten from nobody.
- HandshakeHandshake — a vouch that went both ways. Mutual vouches are weighted 1.25×.
- Handshake — a vouch that went both ways. Mutual vouches are weighted 1.25×.
- Skill endorsementSkill endorsement — a named skill, issued only by a VIP, with a written note. Closer to a reference than a like, which is what makes one worth something.
- Skill endorsement — a named skill, issued only by a VIP, with a written note. Closer to a reference than a like, which is what makes one worth something.
- SealSeal — a badge issued for something you did. Every seal is earned by someone else’s judgement or an admin’s record, never self-awarded.
- Seal — a badge issued for something you did. Every seal is earned by someone else’s judgement or an admin’s record, never self-awarded.
- EventsEvents — rooms you actually showed up in. Attendance is issued by an admin at the event; it cannot be self-claimed.
- Events — rooms you actually showed up in. Attendance is issued by an admin at the event; it cannot be self-claimed.
- InductionInduction — the ten steps that turn a new account into a member of the record.
- Induction — the ten steps that turn a new account into a member of the record.
It starts in the Discord.
Every vouch, every endorsement and every event happens in the room first. The record here is what the room leaves behind.